More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric, and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government, with the nurses’ union calling it a “groundbreaking commitment”.
The province’s Health Employers Association issued a statement on Friday saying it reached the agreement with members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association.
The nurses in the bargaining association are represented by the B.C. Nurses’ Union, the Health Sciences Association, the Union of Psychiatric Nurses, the Hospital Employees’ Union and the British Columbia General Employees’ Union.
Affected nurses work in a variety of settings including hospitals, long-term care homes, home-care environments and public health.
While the province did not release details on the terms
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